EmploymentQuestion 894 of 1632
A non-exempt worker is scheduled seven consecutive days in a single workweek. On that seventh consecutive day she works 9 hours. How is the seventh day compensated in California?
a.All 9 hours at 1.5 times the regular rate
b.All 9 hours at the regular straight-time rate
c.First 8 hours at 1.5 times and the 9th hour at 2 times the regular rate
d.First 8 hours at 2 times and the 9th hour at 1.5 times the regular rate
Explanation
Labor Code §510 provides special rules for the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. The first 8 hours on that day are paid at 1.5x, and any hours beyond 8 on that seventh day are paid at 2x. So the first 8 hours are time-and-a-half and the 9th hour jumps to double time.
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